Mabel Normand

Mabel Normand

Date of Birth:

Nov 09, 1893

Place of Birth:

New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, USA

Mabel Normand (November 10, 1892– February 23, 1930) was an American silent film comedienne and actress, a popular star of Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios and noted as one of the film industry's first female screenwriters, producers and directors. Onscreen she appeared in a dozen commercially successful films with Charles Chaplin and seventeen with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, occasionally writing and directing movies featuring Chaplin as her leading man as well as sometimes co-writing and co-directing with Chaplin in films in which they played the lead roles. At the height of her career in the late 1910s and early 1920s, Normand had her own movie studio and production company.

Throughout the 1920s her name was linked with widely publicized scandals including the 1922 murder of William Desmond Taylor and the 1924 shooting of Courtland S. Dines, who was shot by Normand's chauffeur with her pistol. She was not a suspect in either crime. Her film career declined, possibly due to both scandals and a recurrence of tuberculosis in 1923, which led to a decline in her health, retirement from films and her death in 1930 at age 37.

Mabel Normand has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to Motion Pictures, at 6821 Hollywood Boulevard.

Her film Mabel's Blunder (1914) was added to the National Film Registry in December 2009.

In June 2010, the New Zealand Film Archive reported the discovery of a print of Normand's film Won in a Closet (exhibited in New Zealand under its alternate title Won in a Cupboard), a short comedy previously believed lost. This film is a significant discovery, as Normand directed the movie and starred in the lead role, making it a showcase for her talents on both sides of the camera.

filmography:

The Diving Girl The Diving Girl

1911

Betty Becomes a Maid Betty Becomes a Maid

1911

Dead Man’s Honor Dead Man’s Honor

1911

The Deacon Outwitted The Deacon Outwitted

1913

Why He Gave Up Why He Gave Up

1911

The Unveiling The Unveiling

1911

Jinx Jinx

1919

Two Overcoats Two Overcoats

1911

The Strategy of Ann The Strategy of Ann

1911

Their Social Splash Their Social Splash

1915

The Subduing of Mrs. Nag The Subduing of Mrs. Nag

1911

His Mother His Mother

1911

How Betty Won the School How Betty Won the School

1911

Italian Blood Italian Blood

1911

Through His Wife’s Picture Through His Wife’s Picture

1911

The Fatal Chocolate The Fatal Chocolate

1912

The Bowling Match The Bowling Match

1913

The New Baby The New Baby

1912

When Kings Were the Law When Kings Were the Law

1912

Father’s Choice Father’s Choice

1913

The Inventor’s Secret The Inventor’s Secret

1911

Mr. Grouch at the Seashore Mr. Grouch at the Seashore

1912

The Foreman of the Jury The Foreman of the Jury

1913

A Victim of Circumstance A Victim of Circumstance

1911

For Lizzie's Sake For Lizzie's Sake

1913

He Must Have a Wife He Must Have a Wife

1912

The Diamond Star The Diamond Star

1911

Brown’s Séance Brown’s Séance

1912

When a Man’s Married His Trouble Begins When a Man’s Married His Trouble Begins

1911

Fatty's Wine Party Fatty's Wine Party

1914

A Healthy Neighborhood A Healthy Neighborhood

1913

The Venus Model The Venus Model

1918

Happy Times and Jolly Moments Happy Times and Jolly Moments

1943

Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists Star Power: The Creation Of United Artists

1998

Pat's Day Off Pat's Day Off

1912

At Coney Island At Coney Island

1912

The Rivals The Rivals

1912

At It Again At It Again

1912

A Temperamental Husband A Temperamental Husband

1912

Mr. Fixit Mr. Fixit

1912

The Deacon's Troubles The Deacon's Troubles

1912

Looking for Mabel Normand Looking for Mabel Normand

2015

The Making of a Man The Making of a Man

1911

A Double Wedding A Double Wedding

1913

Mabel's New Job Mabel's New Job

1914

Hot Stuff Hot Stuff

1912

Wilful Peggy Wilful Peggy

1910

Picciola; or, The Prison Flower Picciola; or, The Prison Flower

1911

Mabel’s Adventures Mabel’s Adventures

1912

Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco Mabel and Fatty Viewing the World's Fair at San Francisco

1915

Back to the Woods Back to the Woods

1918

When Doctors Disagree When Doctors Disagree

1919

Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema Why Be Good?: Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema

2007

The Women Who Run Hollywood The Women Who Run Hollywood

2016

Her Awakening Her Awakening

1911

The Cure That Failed The Cure That Failed

1913

Her New Beau Her New Beau

1913

Mack at It Again Mack at It Again

1914

Mabel’s Nerve Mabel’s Nerve

1914

Stolen Magic Stolen Magic

1915

Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand Stake Uncle Sam to Play Your Hand

1918

Joan of Plattsburg Joan of Plattsburg

1918

Dodging a Million Dodging a Million

1918

A Missing Bride A Missing Bride

1914

Mabel’s Latest Prank Mabel’s Latest Prank

1914

Mabel’s Bear Escape Mabel’s Bear Escape

1914

The Rube and the Baron The Rube and the Baron

1913

The Pest The Pest

1919

One Hour Married One Hour Married

1927

Mabel’s Stormy Love Affair Mabel’s Stormy Love Affair

1914

Where Hazel Met the Villain Where Hazel Met the Villain

1914

Lovers' Post Office Lovers' Post Office

1914

A Gambling Rube A Gambling Rube

1914

The Alarm The Alarm

1914

A Glimpse of Los Angeles A Glimpse of Los Angeles

1914

Zuzu, the Band Leader Zuzu, the Band Leader

1913

Down Memory Lane Down Memory Lane

1949

At Twelve O’Clock At Twelve O’Clock

1913

The Speed Queen The Speed Queen

1913

The Champion The Champion

1913

His Chum the Baron His Chum the Baron

1913

Bright Lights Bright Lights

1916

How Hiram Won Out How Hiram Won Out

1913

A Tangled Affair A Tangled Affair

1913

Saving Mabel’s Dad Saving Mabel’s Dad

1913

Red Hot Romance Red Hot Romance

1913

Indiscretions of Betty Indiscretions of Betty

1910

Those Good Old Days Those Good Old Days

1913

Mabel’s Awful Mistakes Mabel’s Awful Mistakes

1913

Over the Garden Wall Over the Garden Wall

1910

Drummer’s Vacation Drummer’s Vacation

1912

The Sleuths at the Floral Parade The Sleuths at the Floral Parade

1913

Love and Pain Love and Pain

1913

Heinze’s Resurrection Heinze’s Resurrection

1913

Hubby’s Job Hubby’s Job

1913

The Hansom Driver The Hansom Driver

1913

Just Brown’s Luck Just Brown’s Luck

1913

Love Sickness at Sea Love Sickness at Sea

1913

A Family Mixup A Family Mixup

1912

The Duel The Duel

1912

Love and Gasoline Love and Gasoline

1914

Foiling Fickle Father Foiling Fickle Father

1913

The Doctored Affair The Doctored Affair

1913

The Mistaken Masher The Mistaken Masher

1913

Mabel’s Heroes Mabel’s Heroes

1913

The Battle of Who Run The Battle of Who Run

1913

The Changing of Silas Warner The Changing of Silas Warner

1911

A Midnight Elopement A Midnight Elopement

1912

Baby Day Baby Day

1913

Oh, Mabel Behave Oh, Mabel Behave

1922

The Sea Nymphs The Sea Nymphs

1914

My Valet My Valet

1915

A Desperate Lover A Desperate Lover

1912

Mabel's Lovers Mabel's Lovers

1912

Tomboy Bessie Tomboy Bessie

1912

The Engagement Ring The Engagement Ring

1912

The Tragedy of a Dress Suit The Tragedy of a Dress Suit

1912

The Brave Hunter The Brave Hunter

1912

Helen's Marriage Helen's Marriage

1912

A Spanish Dilemma A Spanish Dilemma

1912

The Fickle Spaniard The Fickle Spaniard

1912

Neighbors Neighbors

1912

The Gusher The Gusher

1913

Mabel's New Hero Mabel's New Hero

1913

Cohen Saves the Flag Cohen Saves the Flag

1913

Hide and Seek Hide and Seek

1913

A Strong Revenge A Strong Revenge

1913

What the Doctor Ordered What the Doctor Ordered

1912

Oh, Those Eyes Oh, Those Eyes

1912

Help! Help! Help! Help!

1912

An Interrupted Elopement An Interrupted Elopement

1912

The Furs The Furs

1912

Mabel's Stratagem Mabel's Stratagem

1912

Katchem Kate Katchem Kate

1912

The Nickel-Hopper The Nickel-Hopper

1926

Won in a Closet Won in a Closet

1914

The Baron The Baron

1911

The Mender of Nets The Mender of Nets

1912

The Squaw's Love The Squaw's Love

1911

Saved from Himself Saved from Himself

1911

Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father Troublesome Secretaries, or How Betty Outwitted Her Father

1911

Fatty's Wild Night Fatty's Wild Night

1914

A Muddy Romance A Muddy Romance

1913

His Trysting Places His Trysting Places

1914

Mabel at the Wheel Mabel at the Wheel

1914

Getting Acquainted Getting Acquainted

1914

Gentlemen of Nerve Gentlemen of Nerve

1914

Mabel's Married Life Mabel's Married Life

1914

A Film Johnnie A Film Johnnie

1914

Hello, Mabel Hello, Mabel

1914

The Fatal Mallet The Fatal Mallet

1914

Mabel's Strange Predicament Mabel's Strange Predicament

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance Tillie's Punctured Romance

1914

Riley and Schultze Riley and Schultze

1912

Caught in a Cabaret Caught in a Cabaret

1914

Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day Mabel and Fatty's Wash Day

1915

Her Friend the Bandit Her Friend the Bandit

1914

The Water Nymph The Water Nymph

1912

A Dash Through the Clouds A Dash Through the Clouds

1912

Bangville Police Bangville Police

1913

Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life

1913

Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition Fatty and Mabel at the San Diego Exposition

1915

When Comedy Was King When Comedy Was King

1960

Fatty and Mabel Adrift Fatty and Mabel Adrift

1916

The Extra Girl The Extra Girl

1923

Mickey Mickey

1918

Mabel's Blunder Mabel's Blunder

1914

Stars of Yesterday Stars of Yesterday

1931

Near To Earth Near To Earth

1913

The Tourists The Tourists

1912

The Revenue Man and His Girl The Revenue Man and His Girl

1911

Head Over Heels Head Over Heels

1922

The Slim Princess The Slim Princess

1920

The Floor Below The Floor Below

1918

Peck's Bad Girl Peck's Bad Girl

1918

Sis Hopkins Sis Hopkins

1919

A Perfect 36 A Perfect 36

1918

Pinto Pinto

1920

Suzanna Suzanna

1923

When Dreams Come True When Dreams Come True

1913

The Fatal Taxicab The Fatal Taxicab

1913

The Gypsy Queen The Gypsy Queen

1913

Fatty's Flirtation Fatty's Flirtation

1913

A Misplaced Foot A Misplaced Foot

1914

Upstairs Upstairs

1919

On His Wedding Day On His Wedding Day

1913

The Beating He Needed The Beating He Needed

1912

The New Neighbor The New Neighbor

1912

Pedro's Dilemma Pedro's Dilemma

1912

The Ambitious Butler The Ambitious Butler

1912

The Flirting Husband The Flirting Husband

1912

Cohen Collects a Debt Cohen Collects a Debt

1912

Days of Thrills and Laughter Days of Thrills and Laughter

1961

The Masquerader The Masquerader

1914

Seeing Stars Seeing Stars

1922

The Ragtime Band The Ragtime Band

1913

A Little Hero A Little Hero

1913

The Chaplin Puzzle The Chaplin Puzzle

1992

The Riot The Riot

1913

Mabel's Dramatic Career Mabel's Dramatic Career

1913

That Little Band Of Gold That Little Band Of Gold

1915

Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life Mabel and Fatty’s Married Life

1915

Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life Fatty and Mabel’s Simple Life

1915

He Did and He Didn’t He Did and He Didn’t

1916

What Happened To Rosa? What Happened To Rosa?

1920

Mabel’s Wilful Way Mabel’s Wilful Way

1915

Mabel, Fatty and the Law Mabel, Fatty and the Law

1915

Those Country Kids Those Country Kids

1914

The Eternal Mother The Eternal Mother

1912

Mabel Lost and Won Mabel Lost and Won

1915

Wished on Mabel Wished on Mabel

1915

The Little Teacher The Little Teacher

1915

Raggedy Rose Raggedy Rose

1926

Molly O' Molly O'

1921

Professor Bean's Removal Professor Bean's Removal

1913

For the Love of Mabel For the Love of Mabel

1913

The Telltale Light The Telltale Light

1913

A Noise from the Deep A Noise from the Deep

1913

Love and Courage Love and Courage

1913

The Speed Kings The Speed Kings

1913

The Waiters' Picnic The Waiters' Picnic

1913

Anything Once! Anything Once!

1927

Should Men Walk Home? Should Men Walk Home?

1927

A Tale of Two Cities A Tale of Two Cities

1911

Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10) Screen Snapshots (Series 22, No. 10)

1942

A Voice from the Deep A Voice from the Deep

1912

Mabel's Busy Day Mabel's Busy Day

1914

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